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3 ways AI will improve healthcare in 2019

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Contributors


In a recent piece, I explained why AI’s complexity shouldn’t be a deterrent for its adoption. In fact, I went as far as stating that artificial intelligence will be just as disruptive as the internet was. This is a view I am doubling down on. As far as artificial intelligence is concerned, one industry most likely to be most disrupted is the healthcare industry. Why will AI have such an impact on the healthcare industry? Facts like the ones below are why: Hospital error — which can be significantly addressed and prevented by AI — is the third leading cause of patient…

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PIA was already a top VPN option. Now it’s even better and over 76% off.

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Private Internet Access (PIA) has been one of the most trusted and most respected names in the crowded VPN service arena for years. And thankfully for fans of fast, reliable, secure web crawling, PIA hasn’t been coasting. Right now, you can now pick up the new, improved PIA, all with TNW Deals-approved big price drop discounts on 1, 2, 3 and 5-year service plans at up to 71 percent off.

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Full moon patents: Facebook’s facial recognition and Amazon’s 3D internet

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This December-ish roundup lands on the awe-inspiring Cold Moon! Since my last post, the US patent office issued over 24,547 patents and published over 29,894 patent applications. Each patent asset adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. As I cannot list all these patent assets here, the PatentYogi team and I have selected the five most interesting patent assets.…

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Day 11 of TNW’s Advent Deals: Bose speaker, headphones, and MasterClass

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


This holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. Need the deals from day 10? Go over here. On the eleventh day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team gave to me… A “buy one, gift one” all-access pass to MasterClass Isn’t learning stuff amazing? There are few better feelings in the world than developing a skill. This is why MasterClass is so cool. This site has lessons from a range of leaders in their fields, from sports to…

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End of year stock roundup: How did Amazon perform in 2018?

Dec22
by on December 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Reinventing the World of Banking


Amazon has been a good performer in 2018, and is up nearly 40 percent in the year. In September, the share price for it hit $2,000. The Seattle-based American electronic commerce company, whose CEO and founder is Jeff Bezos — America’s richest as noted by Forbes —was created in 1994. Back in 1997, when it issued its initial public offering of stock, shares were trading at $18. At the time of writing, Amazon shares are now worth $1,658, according to Yahoo! Finance. Its market cap is currently worth more than $810 billion, up from around $564 billion at the start of the year.…

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